Age, growth and per-recruit stock assessment of southern mullet Chelon richardsonii in Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa

The southern mullet Chelon richardsonii (Mugilidae) is the main target species of the inshore net fishery (gillnet and beach-seine) on the west coast of South Africa. The stock has displayed symptoms of overfishing, with a 28% reduction in the standardised catch per unit effort (CPUE) between 2008 a...

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Published in:	African journal of marine science Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 313 - 324
Main Authors:	Horton, M, Parker, D, Winker, H, Lamberth, SJ, Hutchings, K, Kerwath, SE
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 07.10.2019 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Biomass Catch per unit effort Chelon Chelon richardsonii coasts CPUE females Fish Fisheries fishery management Fishing Fishing mortality Fishing nets Gillnets Lagoons Life history Marine fishes Mortality Mugilidae mullet Natural mortality Overfishing Recruitment Recruitment (fisheries) Reduction risk South Africa spawner biomass Stock assessment Symptoms Total mortality South Africa
ISSN:	1814-232X, 1814-2338, 1814-2338
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